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  2. 1/4 cup butter or margarine

  3. 2 1/2 tablespoons flour -- all-purpose

  4. 3/4 teaspoon salt

  5. 1 pinch cayenne pepper

  6. 1 pinch nutmeg

  7. 2 cups half-and-half

  8. 3 tablespoons sherry

  9. hot pepper sauce to taste

  10. 2 egg yolks -- lightly beaten

  11. 2 cups shrimp -- cooked

  12. pastry shells

  13. toast points

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. Melt butter in saucepan; blend in flour and seasonings.

  2. Gradually add cream and sherry; cook until thickened and smooth, stirring constantly.

  3. Stir a little hot sauce into egg yolks, then stir yolks into sauce, stirring constantly.

  4. Add shrimp; heat and serve immediately in homemade Pastry Shells or on toast points. ** PASTRY SHELLS ** 1. Cut rounds of rich pie pastry; shape over inverted glass custard cups, pinching pastry in 4 or 5 places so it fits cup.

  5. Cut a few gashes in pastry with point of knife or prick with fork.

  6. Place cups on cookie sheet; bake in preheated 450F oven 10 to 12 minutes until pastry is delicately browned.

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